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I agree with this Cognitive Realm idea 100% and as much as it's bothering me as well I fear we may never know exactly what arm it is. I wonder though, with what happened with Lopen and the unnamed others in Bridge Four who started to glow with Stormlight if we're going to see some 'titles' bestowed on them as the series goes on. We could end up with Lopen Stormarm, Rock Stormchef, and on an on!

Just finished part three of WoR last night, will update once finished but until then my top ten are as follows: 1. Rysn (looking through this forum it appears I'm the only one who has latched onto her) 2. Dallinar 3. Renarin 4. Shallan 5. Wit 6. Yalb 7. Kaladin 8. Adolin 9. Szeth 10. Eshonai

If you are looking for something akin to Mistborn I suggest the Powdermage trilogy. The writer was a student of Brandon and you can definitely see the influence here but it feels fresh at the same time. The first book 'A Promise of Blood' came out last year and the sequel is due in May. I normally read a lot more science fiction than fantasy but here are the ones I have read in the past year and enjoyed a great deal: Libromancer, The Golem and the Jinni and Roger Zelzany's Amber series.

No need to apologize, thank you for you input! Honestly, in a way I WANT to be shot down. It would be rather disappointing if I put together anywhere near the 'right' theory starting out. All I wanted to do was get out some potential ideas knocking around in my brain and spark some discussion on it. So again, thanks for contributing Now I just need to progress farther in Words of Radiance and finish Warbreaker so (hopefully) I'll have something more substantial to add

Welcome Elena! I have enjoyed a few of Brandon's books on planes and trips myself. They most certainly are perfect to get one's mind out and away from all the people in confined spaces lol Look forward to your discussions as we all plunge deeper into this delightful universe!

As I am relatively new to both the forums and the Cosmere in general, the following ideas may already have been covered in full or part in the past. Still I would like the chance to put forth my theory into the link between the Stormlight Archive and the Cosmere universe as a whole. Feel free to debate, debunk, or otherwise smack me (proverbially) atop the head. Also, I have yet to get far in Words of Radiance so if anything I say is thoroughly debunked there I apologize. Alright, as I keep thinking back to Way of Kings and how important it is to the universe overall, the opening sequence with the Heralds and the breaking of the Oathpact is what weighs heaviest on my mind. I know the numbers don’t match up completely but perhaps they are the shards of Adonalsium in human form. Considering we don’t know what caused the splintering in the first place this is really reaching but I think it is possible a war began for control of the vast power of Adonalsium and Roshar is the planet most like the original. The Heralds could be the shards that felt drawn to try to restore as much of Adonalsium as possible while the Desolation is actually a number of shards fighting to take whatever power they can. Thus the ages spanning war we see in the prelude to Way of Kings raged on. As we all know the Heralds eventually break from this and leave the world to the Radiants. This could be the start of a new plan to draw some, or all, of the six Desolation shards away from the struggle there. The only example I have to support this part of the theory is the existence of Preservation and Ruin. Going along with this current line of thinking, Preservation would be one of the Heralds while Ruin the Desolation. It is possible all the worlds of the Cosmere were ‘created’ when the splintering occurred but not actually occupied until the Heralds split and inhabited them, leaving the last Herald on his own. At this moment is when I think Roshar as we see it in the books was truly born. Most of Adonalsium’s original power is still there. Hence the shardblades, shardplates, and Hoid being more of a focus than an easter egg as he previously had been. Additonaly, all the worlds are possible not only linked by being in the same universe and from the same original shard but also by the Shadesmar, which I believe to be a sort of ‘portal between worlds’ and thus how Hoid and others are able to travel. I’ve also been kicking around an idea that Hemalurgy is actually a good art, or at least started out that way. Possibly even being the way Adonalsium split and gave his powers to the newly formed shards. Maybe even abilities or knowledge are somehow stored in the shardblades and passed down to the next bearer of them. This could be an ability that was lost or perhaps is only integrated into the first ten blades that the Heralds wielded. Which would mean at least one of those still exists on Roshar since it wasn't sealed in the stone. Okay, there’s my whole brain-dump of information that I've kept in for many, many weeks. I'll add more thoughts and corrections to this as I progress farther in not only Words of Radiance, but any and all Cosmere novels! Maybe someone will get a little enjoyment out of all this rambling and hopefully everything I've just typed out hasn't already been debunked or discussed to death before. Fingers crossed!

Doctor Who is one of those shows it IS entirely possible to jump in at any point though the quality from episode to episode can vary wildly. That being said, I love them all! As for what I'm currently reading: Mind MGMT Volume One Mistborn: The Alloy of Law The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Shadow Rising

Like many recent members, I have (finally) joined to participate among the upcoming discussions and theorizing surrounding the release of 'Words of Radiance. It's strange that I feel like I have been a fan of Brandon's for years and years and years, but it really hasn't been that long at all. I finished the first Mistborn back in January of last year and have blasted through most of his works since, wrapping up the copy of 'Way of Kings' I received for my birthday a few weeks ago and haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. Looking forward to what this community has to offer and what I can contribute!